English > villain: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. |
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| Synonym | scoundrel |
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| Narrower | cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel | someone who is morally reprehensible |
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| gallows bird | A person who deserves to be hanged |
| rogue, knave, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, varlet | A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| villainess | A woman villain |
| Broader | unwelcome person, persona non grata | A person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome |
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| Spanish | bellaco, bribón, canalla, sinvergüenza, villano |
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| Catalan | canalla, malvat, pervers, poca-pena, poca-vergonya, pocavergonya |
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| Adjectives | villainous | extremely wicked |
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